Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

May 22, 2024 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, which claims to be the leading derivatives marketplace, announced that it will continue its expansion into the fixed income markets by launching repo on corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) on BrokerTec Quote, its dealer-to-client (D2C) request-for-quote (RFQ) trading platform. U.S. corporate bonds… Read More

May 21, 2024 @ 9:48 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has officially licensed Hala Financing to provide debt-based crowdfunding solutions in Saudi Arabia, a significant step in broadening the financial services available within the kingdom. This recent authorization increases the total number of companies licensed to offer these services to… Read More

May 21, 2024 @ 7:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Synapse, a Banking as a Service (BaaS) provider labeled in 2023 as one of the World’s Best Fintech Companies by CNBC, is in the throes of bankruptcy. In just a few short months, things have changed dramatically at Synapse it seems. It has been reported… Read More

May 21, 2024 @ 5:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

CI reported earlier this week that Mainvest, a FINRA-regulated funding portal, is winding down operations. In an email, a spokesperson for the company provided additional insight into the unfortunate outcome. CI noted that Mainvest was one of many companies that have been impacted by the… Read More

May 20, 2024 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Derivatives is reportedly expanding its futures offering to include Oil and Gold. On June 3, 2024, Coinbase Derivatives, part of Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and a CFTC-regulated futures exchange, will launch retail-sized futures contracts “for oil and gold.” These new contracts should help traders with further… Read More

May 20, 2024 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mainvest, a FINRA-regulated funding portal, is ceasing operations. According to the platform’s website, the firm has raised over $30 million for issuers since its inception. A pop-up on the Mainvest website also states that payment processing is currenlty unavailable: “Due to the ongoing dispute between… Read More

May 19, 2024 @ 10:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Private market exchange ADDX Pte. Ltd., regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has launched the blockchain-based ADDX Fixed Income Marketplace and pioneered a Multi-Issuer Debt Issuance Program for companies to conveniently issue digitized commercial paper and bonds. The Digitized Bonds are expected to “be… Read More

May 16, 2024 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a European securities crowdfunding platform, says it is pursuing the third edition of its Tech Investor Academy (TIA) for Bulgarian and European investors. Starting on June 10th, the educational project aims to help investors better utilize their money by teaching portfolio optimization, legal frameworks,… Read More

May 16, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda, Europe’s crypto company, has reported its most significant quarters of growth to date, with revenue for Q1 FY ‘24 exceeding €100 million. The wider market experienced a significant downturn in 2022, which led Bitpanda to rethink its “long-term growth strategy.” This meant a refocus… Read More

May 15, 2024 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In April, investors allocated a total of €963K  across 35 agricultural projects via the HeavyFinance platform. As of the end of April 2024, a significant sum of €54.62 million was “issued in loans since the inception of the company.” A positive trend worthy of mentioning… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 1:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Building a successful crypto portfolio requires diversification, and that applies to meme coins as well, according to an update from Bitpanda. However, actively researching and managing “a basket of individual meme coins is a time-consuming endeavor,” Bitpanda notes while adding that this is where the… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor, one of the oldest securities crowdfunding platforms in Europe, says it has funded the largest sustainability securities online offering in Europe. According to the platform, the Fryslân wind farm in the Netherlands raised €6 million in just one day. The securities offering went on… Read More

May 13, 2024 @ 6:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities crowdfunding platform SeedBlink is touting its ESOP, or Employee Share Ownership Plans, tool as generating “spectacular effects.” According to the company, over 2500 firms in Europe are using the tool. Radu Georgescu, chairman of the Board of SeedBlink, says ESOPs provide an opportunity for employees… Read More

May 13, 2024 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

GenoCrowd, a real estate investment platform that provides developers with access to capital, is reporting that a recent offering opened to investors has quickly sold out. According to an email, the Eisenbahnstrasse, Leipzig project, which went live on April 30th with a funding goal of… Read More

May 10, 2024 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  BlockFi says they have engaged Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) as their distribution partner to ensure continuity of crypto withdrawals available to their eligible BlockFi Interest Account (BIA), Retail Loan, and Private Clients. As previously reported, BlockFi emerged from bankruptcy as of October 24, 2023. BlockFi filed… Read More

May 9, 2024 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcapital announced recently that is pursuing a broker-dealer license in order to increase potential revenue generation. The company intends to expand service offerings to include Reg A+ and Reg D deals and broker-dealer partnerships. Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW), a digital private capital markets ecosystem,… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) announced that it had received a Wells Notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff. As reported on May 6, 2024, Robinhood Crypto (RHC) received a Wells Noticer “indicating [staff] will recommend that the Commission file an enforcement action.”… Read More

May 5, 2024 @ 6:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Our Crowd portfolio company BioCatch, a global provider of digital fraud detection and financial crime prevention powered by behavioral biometric intelligence, this week announced that Permira Growth Opportunities II, a fund advised by global private equity firm Permira, has agreed to acquire a majority position… Read More

May 5, 2024 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance has signed 300,000 hectares of farmland in western and central Ukraine to its carbon farming program, for a shift over to regenerative agriculture. Once farming practices across this extensive area have been shifted over to nature-based, sustainable and regenerative methods, the farming land “will… Read More

May 5, 2024 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This past week, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) reported first-quarter revenue which beat analst forecasts, which is mainly attributed to the Bitcoin, Ethereum and wider crypto markets rally leads to surge in profit Coinbase announced better-than-expected revenue for its Q1 2024 earnings report that was released on Thursday… Read More